Nutrient Dense Baby Foods: Liver

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Are all enjoying the Nutrient Dense Baby Foods series from Kara over at Life Sanity? Well read on for more!

Nutrient dense baby foods are very important to your baby’s growth and development. Every week I am discussing nutrient dense foods for you baby, when to introduce them, and how to prepare them! As a mother of twins, I know that making your own baby food can seem overwhelming. I’ve been there and if I can learn to do it, you can too!

Making your own baby food not only provides your baby with nutritious foods but it is also economical. In my last article I showed you how egg yolks are one of the cheapest, most nutritious and EASIEST foods to prepare for your baby. Grated, raw organic liver is also extremely nutritious and since your baby will be consuming so little of it, you will be able to keep this economical as well! You can also read about how I introduced liver into my own diet here.

Why should your baby eat liver?

After your baby is 6 months old you can begin adding grated, raw organic liver (which has been frozen 14 days) to the cooked egg yolks you are preparing according to Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon. Liver contains a very ample list of nutrients. I wish I had known this back in college and truly understood how much better I could have felt if I just ate nutrient dense foods!

One of my goals is to raise my children with this knowledge and instill good eating habits in them. Just last night while they watched the Olympics with us (they are 6 years old) they commented; “Mommy, I really wish the man would stop talking about McDonald’s. Doesn’t he know he can’t get us to eat bad food?” Proud Mommy moment.

Where should you source your liver for your baby?

“We should consume liver from healthy animals–cattle, lamb, buffalo, hogs, chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese. The best choice is liver from animals that spend their lives outdoors and on pasture. If such a premier food is not available, the next choice is organic chicken, beef and calves liver. If supermarket liver is your only option, the best choice is calves liver, as in the U.S. beef cattle do spend their first months on pasture. Beef liver is more problematical as beef cattle are finished in feed lots. Livers from conventionally raised chicken and hogs are not recommended.” (source)

Personally, I found a local farmer who pasture raises his cattle. He allows visits to his farm so you can see how he cares for his animals. I highly recommend establishing a relationship like this locally. I’m truly blessed to have found him! He also provides me with chicken and pork. (find great real food and farms near you)

How to prepare raw organic liver for baby

Source high quality liver.

Freeze liver for 14 days. (Fourteen days will ensure the elimination of pathogens and parasites.)

Remove liver from freezer and grate directly over egg yolks. You don’t have to use the fine grating option. The medium sized (normal shredded cheese consistency worked the best for me. (Unfortunately you cannot grate the entire liver and store in the freezer for later use. Once the liver is defrosted it becomes very soft and watery. This is great for your baby’s ability to eat it but not so great for you if it is a defrosted blob on the cutting board!)

Add about a teaspoon of the grated, raw organic liver to your prepared egg yolk during feedings.

Directions:

Pour into a blender (liver and liquid) with 1-2 teaspoons butter and a pinch of sea salt.

Blend to desired consistency.

Consider freezing pate in a freezer safe container or ice cube tray like this one to be able to remove from freezer and eat throughout the week. Preparing foods like this ahead of time saves you time and makes feeding your baby nutrient dense foods simple and easy!

Next week I’ll begin explaining how you can save time and money and still make healthy, nutrient dense baby food!

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10 Responses to Nutrient Dense Baby Foods: Liver

The only grass-fed, organic liver I can obtain is venison liver from the deer that my husband and I have killed. Is this an acceptable alternative to chicken and beef? I do not have access to pastured chicken or beef livers.

[…] fourth edition of my Nutrient Dense Baby Foods series for Homemade Mommy! Last week I discussed feeding your baby liver as one of his or her first foods. I’ve been experiencing fantastic results eating my frozen […]

[…] According a study conducted by Dr. Nancy Krebs, breastfed infants who received puréed or strained meat as a primary weaning food beginning at four to five months grew at a slightly faster rate. Inadequate protein or zinc from common first foods may limit the growth of some breastfed infants during the weaning period. Infants who received meat had high protein and zinc levels. Read my post about including liver in your baby’s diet here. […]

Babies tend to only eat until they are full so your baby will be your guide. Lamb liver would be fine.

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